Started in 1997 as the National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group, the aim of the Worldwide Lichen Sclerosus Support site is to offer responsible and medically sourced information, arising from association with many international doctors, the British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease, the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, the British Association of Dermatologists and various other dermatology, gynaecology, gynaecological oncology, and genitourinary bodies.